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Jenni Young

Trying to Close a Knowledge Gap, Word by Word - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language acquisition Children Immigration

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    Several campaigns are seeking to help the young children of poor and immigrant families by urging parents to spend more time talking to them (NY Times)
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    Several campaigns are seeking to help the young children of poor and immigrant families by urging parents to spend more time talking to them (NY Times)
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Last Words: The Dying of Languages | Worldwatch Institute - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global languages Language Death

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    Millennia of human experience are wrapped up in the planet's many languages, and this linguistic diversity may be as essential to our cultural health as biological diversity is to our physical health (Blog)
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    Millennia of human experience are wrapped up in the planet's many languages, and this linguistic diversity may be as essential to our cultural health as biological diversity is to our physical health (Blog)
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Brazil prisoners reading books to shorten their sentences - 0 views

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Literature Reading Brazil Prison

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    Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded prison system a novel way to shorten their sentences - cutting four days for every book they read (Daily Telegraph)
  • Jenni Young on 25 Mar 14
     
    Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded prison system a novel way to shorten their sentences - cutting four days for every book they read (Daily Telegraph)
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That Mitchell and Webb Look Series 4 - Episode 1 (Grammar Nazi) - YouTube - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Pronunciation Grammar

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    Grammar and pronunciation matter!
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    Grammar and pronunciation matter!
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Is Britain becoming a nation of accent snobs? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Pronunciation Accents Class Discrimination

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    Erica Buist: As an accent coach I increasingly hear from people sidelined because they sound foreign (Comment is Free, Guardian.com)
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    Erica Buist: As an accent coach I increasingly hear from people sidelined because they sound foreign (Comment is Free, Guardian.com)
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10 grammar rules you can forget: how to stop worrying and write proper | Science | The ... - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Grammar Language change

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    David Marsh set out to master perfect grammatical English - but discovered that 'correct' isn't always best (Guardian.com)
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    David Marsh set out to master perfect grammatical English - but discovered that 'correct' isn't always best (Guardian.com)
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ScarJo, SodaStream, and the Politics of Celebrity Ambassadors : The New Yorker - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Celebrity

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    Some of the issues involved in using celebrities to advertise or endorse products.
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    Some of the issues involved in using celebrities to advertise or endorse products.
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English to English: 'translating' a cultural divide | Media | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 American v British Vocabulary Culture

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    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
Jenni Young

BBC 'can make a difference' in North Korea - by broadcasting World Service programmes i... - 1 views

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Mass communication Part 2 BBC Korean

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    One of the world's experts on North Korea has called on the BBC to "be part of the solution" in fighting human rights abuses under Kim Jong-un's repressive regime by initiating Korean-language broadcasts by the BBC World Service (The Independent)
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    One of the world's experts on North Korea has called on the BBC to "be part of the solution" in fighting human rights abuses under Kim Jong-un's repressive regime by initiating Korean-language broadcasts by the BBC World Service (The Independent)
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Ian Burrell: News the North Koreans can trust - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 BBC Korean

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    I have been leaked a confidential report for the BBC written by the investigative journalist John Sweeney about North Korea, the state he memorably infiltrated after posing as an academic for a controversial Panorama film last year (Opinion, The Independent)
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    I have been leaked a confidential report for the BBC written by the investigative journalist John Sweeney about North Korea, the state he memorably infiltrated after posing as an academic for a controversial Panorama film last year (Opinion, The Independent)
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BBC News - Koreas: Joint dictionary aims to bridge cultural divide - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Korean Dictionary Culture

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    North and South Korea work on a joint dictionary to reunite a common language divided by different political systems.
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    North and South Korea work on a joint dictionary to reunite a common language divided by different political systems.
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BBC for Korea - Facebook page - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Korean BBC

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    The British Broadcasting Corporation is currently considering whether to implement a Korean language service (Facebook)
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    The British Broadcasting Corporation is currently considering whether to implement a Korean language service (Facebook)
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BBC says no to North Korea targeted service | NK News - North Korea News - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Korean BBC

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    Broadcaster believes new service would reach "insignificant percentage of the population" (NK News.org) 14 Jan 2014.
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    Broadcaster believes new service would reach "insignificant percentage of the population" (NK News.org) 14 Jan 2014.
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Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language | Talk Video | TED - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Language Death Mother Tongue Culture Arabic

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    More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But - what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles. (Filmed at TEDxBeirut.)
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    More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But - what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles. (Filmed at TEDxBeirut.)
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What if Fashion Dolls Were Made Using Standard Human Body Proportions? - 0 views

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Literature Morrison Bluest Eye Beauty Gender Image Dolls Toys

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    Preorder Lammily, a fashion doll with average human proportions.
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    Preorder Lammily, a fashion doll with average human proportions.
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Bossy Pants? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Labels Representation Bossy

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    Opinion column on gender stereotyping.
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    Opinion column on gender stereotyping.
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No English please, we're Gambians: president - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Colonialism Gambia Nationalism

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    Dakar AFP - Gambia will drop English as its official language, President Yahya Jammeh said in his latest diatribe against former colonial power Britain.
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    Dakar AFP - Gambia will drop English as its official language, President Yahya Jammeh said in his latest diatribe against former colonial power Britain.
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Gambia To Drop English As Official Language For A Local Language - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Gambia Nationalism Colonialism

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    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
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Don't Ban 'Bossy' : The New Yorker - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Bossy Gender Sexism Labels

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    Is the word "bossy" sexist? Probably. Does that mean that we should ban it? No. (blog)
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    Is the word "bossy" sexist? Probably. Does that mean that we should ban it? No. (blog)
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Got Bulgogi? The (Maybe True) Story Behind A 'New York Times' Ad : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Korean Culture Advertising

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    This quarter-page ad wasn't touting a brand or institution. It was pitching grilled beef as an example of the inherent attractiveness and value of Korean culture. So, who's behind this ad?
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    This quarter-page ad wasn't touting a brand or institution. It was pitching grilled beef as an example of the inherent attractiveness and value of Korean culture. So, who's behind this ad?
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